Candlelight & Food
May 25th, 2007I am making a beginning with lighting candles on Friday at sunset. My ultimate aim is to include my family with short story to dialogue about like a family parsha naso . . . .
I am interested in what nourishing food to prepare for dinner as a regular Friday event.
We are not Jewish. We are however, lacking connective moments where we can recognize what is of value in this lifetime.
I welcome input and ideas on doing this thing . . . .
Anna
My favorite shabbat food is homemade challah when I find time to make it. It can be made in 2 hours or you can freeze the dough (its a sweet dough so its just a s good when it hasn’t had generous time to rise). I’ve seen and had lots of tasty Challah’s but my basic is based on the recipe in “A Festival of Jewish Cooking” by Carole Lowenstein, published by Herder and Herder, 1971. Summers are good for gazpacho (cold tomato/veggie soup, “Joy of Cooking”, especially good with croutons) and cold salads and I always love deviled eggs.
I usually try to have a nice fish dish (I am a pescatarian) salad and a special fruit or a little “treat”. As I rarely have time to bake challah I found kosher, frozen ready-to-rise-and-bake challahs and challah rolls at a kosher market, so we can at least have the aroma of fresh bread. The main thing is that the meal should be relaxed and it should contain foods you like.